LAW ENFORCEMENT DRIVING SKILLS PROGRAM (LEDSIP)

This is a 40-hour skills curriculum intended to provide those attending the skills necessary to instruct LE driving skills in POST approved basic LE academies.  This course’s curriculum includes:

    Non-Emergency Vehicle Operations (NEVO)

    Emergency Vehicle Operations (EVOC)

    Multi-platform vehicle dynamics (including managing stability control and high center of gravity)

    Dynamic vehicle operations

    Multi-tasking

    Instructional methodology

    Coaching skills

There will be a pre-test on the first day that students must successfully complete to attend the full course.  This pre-test includes all of the Colorado POST approved exercises required by academy recruits to successfully complete an academy.

Attendees will need to provide an agency vehicle for use in training.  100% attendance and participation is required.  Attendees will have to successfully pass both written and physical skills exams to be certified.  

COLORADO P.O.S.T. TEST-OUT COURSE

CLEDSA offers either a 2-hour individual instruction, or 4-hour course limited to six participants.  Instruction is provided by former members of the Colorado POST Subject Matter Expert (SME) Committee.  Course costs will vary depending on which instruction the attendee and/or agency prefer. 

CLEDSA has offered this course since July 2019.  A facility with the required POST test-out exercises will be provided.  Those looking to attend must bring an agency vehicle, or a rental that is a police-like vehicle to use in these exercises.  These include:

    Dodge Charger

    Ford Police Interceptor (sedan or SUV), Ford Taurus, or Ford Explorer

    Chevrolet Tahoe

    Dodge Durango

The use of personally owned vehicles won’t be permitted.  Some of the facilities we will schedule may be able to rent an agency vehicle.  If this is possible, we can make these arrangements for an additional cost. 

The exercises we will focus on are the required POST test-out exercises required to pass any POST approved academy, or to test-out for lateral hires.  These include: 

    Colorado POST required Turnabout

    Colorado POST required Lane Change

    Colorado POST required Perception/Reaction exercise

    Colorado POST required 90° and 180° cornering exercises

4X4 EVOC INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM

This is a 24-hour course that provides attendees exposure to instructing High Center of Gravity vehicle operations in both the on-road and off-road environments.  Day one is classroom and on-road operations.  Days two and three focus on off-road operations.  Attendees will be provided instruction regarding high center of gravity vehicle dynamics, expounded use of four-wheel drive vehicles in two-wheel/four-wheel/four-wheel low, and instruction on vehicle limitations.  The last day of the course attendees will be required to demonstrate proficiency of all the driving techniques they are instructed on while completing a scenario to pass the course.  

Day one will be conducted in the Denver metro area.  Days two and three will be conducted on an off-road training environment near Breckenridge, Colorado.  Meals will be provided on days two and three in the field to conserve training time. 

Attendees will need to provide an agency vehicle equipped with standard four-wheel and low four-wheel drive for use in training.  100% attendance and participation is required.  Those attending must have successfully completed a Colorado POST approved driving instructor program prior to the course, and will need to provide a copy of their certificate to attend.   

​VEHICLE COUNTER AMBUSH TECHNIQUES (VCAT)

This is a 40-hour course intended for members of specialized units responsible for high-risk transports (such as high profile inmate, at-risk witnesses, etc.).  Training will be conducted in four 10-hour days.  Those attending will be provided training in identifying ambush points and kill-zones, techniques in preventing and evading vehicle ambushes, dynamic vehicle operations, team operations, vehicle caravanning techniques, and transport planning.  On the last day the attendees will be required to demonstrate these techniques in a variety of scenario based training. 

Those attending will need to complete a proficiency evaluation during the first day of training.  This course is intended for those who have a better than average ability to operate vehicles, and must be a member of a specialized unit within their agency. 

This course requires a host agency to facilitate.  There are specific equipment and facility needs that include classroom, AV equipment, training facility, training vehicles equipped for TVI/PIT training, and Simunition training weapons.  The total number of attendees is capped at 12.  The host agency should be allowed four to six attendees to attend as compensation for providing these logistics.  Participants will be required to attend on duty and provide an agency vehicle.  

ADVANCED L.E. DRIVING INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM (ALEDIP)

This is an 80-hour curriculum that provides attendees advanced vehicle operation skills and instructional methodology.   This curriculum is intended to augment the attendee’s ability to operate emergency vehicles and instructing others.  This course’s curriculum includes:

    Course development and validation techniques

    Lesson plan development

    Course preparation and presentation techniques

    Physical skill building techniques for non-emergency vehicle operations (NEVO) and emergency vehicle operation curricula (EVOC)

    Vehicle pursuit operations and pursuit ending techniques

    Coaching skills

    Dynamic vehicle operations with multiple vehicle platforms (i.e. sedan-sized vehicles, high center of gravity vehicles, etc.)

    Basic off-road vehicle operations

    Remedial training techniques

This is a two week course that has both classroom and on-the-track training.  Those attending must have successfully completed a Colorado POST approved driving instructor program prior to the course, and will need to provide a copy of their certificate to attend.  Also, it would benefit participants (but is not a requirement) to complete a train-the-trainer course prior to attending this course. 

Attendees will need to provide a sedan-sized agency vehicle for use during four days of training.  They will need to provide a high center of gravity vehicle equipped with standard four-wheel and low four-wheel drive during two days of training.  100% attendance and participation is required.  Attendees will have to successfully pass both written and physical skills exams to be certified.  

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WINTER DRIVING & ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE

This is a 10-hour course that provides attendees exposure to operating vehicles in inclement weather and avoidance of vehicle accidents in winter conditions.  Those attending will be provided repetitious practice in skid recovery, steering techniques in inclement weather, and skid management to augment vehicle performance in adverse weather conditions.    

This course will be conducted in winter months, and in a cold weather environment.  Those wishing to attend should be prepared for operating a vehicle in extremely cold conditions.  Participants will be required to attend on duty and provide an agency vehicle.